The Ministry of Food (; ''Khādya mantraṇālaẏa'') is the government ministry of Bangladesh responsible for National Food Policy.

History

The Ministry of Food was originally the Ministry of Food & Civil Supplies in 1971 after the

Independence of Bangladesh The independence of Bangladesh was Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence, declared from Pakistan on 26 March 1971, which is now celebrated as Independence Day (Bangladesh), Independence Day. The Bangladesh Liberation War started on 26 March ...

. It was renamed to Ministry of Food & Relief and then renamed again as the Ministry of Food & Disaster Management. In 2012, the government of Bangladesh reorganized it as the Ministry of Food and another separate ministry was created called the Ministry of Disaster Management.

Departments

* Directorate General of Food

References

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